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18 games like Seasons

The best games like Seasons are Res Arcana, Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire and Roll Player — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Res Arcana shares card game, fantasy, card drafting with Seasons.

Every alternative below links to its own Seasons-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / dice shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Seasons’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Res Arcana (2019)
   2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View Res Arcana on Amazon →
2. 2. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Seasons: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire on Amazon →
3. 3. Roll Player (2016)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Seasons: Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Drafting · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
   View Roll Player on Amazon →
4. 4. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Drafting, Hand Management · 4 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
5. 5. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Ashes Rise of the Phoenixborn (2015)
   2–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
7. 7. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Sorcerer (2019)
   2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
9. 9. Summoner Wars (2009)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
10. 10. Dale of Merchants Collection (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 4 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
11. 11. Altar Quest (2020)
    1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Fantastic Factories (2019)
    1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
13. 13. Magic: The Gathering (1993)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: both play at 2 · ~40 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Aquatica (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
15. 15. The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (2017)
    1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
16. 16. Duelosaur Island (2018)
    1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
17. 17. Dice Throne (2018)
    2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Take That · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. 18. Paper Tales (2017)
    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Seasons fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.